Harper ejected as Nats score 7 in 8th, rally past Brewers
WASHINGTON » Ryan Zimmerman and Adam Lind each had two-run doubles in a seven-run eighth inning to help the Washington Nationals rally past the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5 on Wednesday night.
Bryce Harper was ejected for arguing with home plate umpire Chris Segal after striking out in the eighth inning with runners on the corners. Harper’s single in the first inning extended his hitting streak to a career-high 18 games.
Tied 2-2, Zimmerman immediately picked up his fellow All-Star by lacing a liner into the right field corner. All-Star Daniel Murphy’s homer pulled Washington within 2-1 in the seventh.
Jimmy Nelson struck out 10 and allowed one run and four hits in seven innings plus a batter. Jacob Barnes (3-2) entered with a 2-1 lead and surrendered two runs and two hits while recording only one out.
Ryan Madson (1-0) tossed one scoreless inning for the win.
Nelson exited after walking Matt Wieters leading off the eighth. Brian Goodwin’s double off Barnes put two runners in scoring position with one out. After Wilmer Difo’s single through the right side of the infield drove in the tying run, Harper faced reliever Josh Hader. Two pitches after visibly disliking a called strike, Harper struck out swinging. He slammed his bat to the ground and went nose-to-nose with Segal for his second ejection of the season.
Harper finished 1 of 4 and is batting .416 (30 for 72) during his streak. The All-Star also reached base safely in his 26th consecutive game, matching his career-best. RED SOX 4, MARINERS 0 » Chris Sale pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, 20-year-old Rafael Devers became the youngest Boston player to hit a home run since Tony Conigliaro in September 1965 and the Red Sox beat Seattle to stop a four-game losing streak.
Sale (13-4) struck out double digits for the this season.
A day after his big league debut, Devers homered in the third off Andrew Moore (1-3) for his first major league hit. Sandy Leon hit a tworun homer off Moore in the fourth. 11, reaching 14th time YANKEES 9, REDS 5 » Luis Severino (7-4) struck out nine over seven innings, allowing a pair of unearned runs and three hits as New York completed a two-game sweep.
Didi Gregorius hit his fourth homer in three games and Todd Frazier hit his first homer for the Yankees, who have won consecutive series after going 0-8-2 in series after sweeping Baltimore from June 9-11. The Yankees have won eight of 12 following a 7-19 slide. RAYS 5, ORIOLES 1 » Evan Longoria and Steven Souza Jr. homered, and Alex Cobb (9-6) gave up one run and four hits in seven innings.
Longoria’s two-run homer off Ubaldo Jimenez (4-7) put Tampa Bay ahead 2-1 in the sixth, and Souza hit his 21st homer in the seventh against Darren O’Day. DIAMONDBACKS 10, BRAVES 3 » J.D. Martinez homered twice and Ketel Marte hit an inside-the-park, tworun homer. Martinez has homered three times in three days, his first home runs since he was acquired from Detroit. GIANTS 2, PIRATES 1 » Brandon Belt hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh against Tony Watson (53) on a routine fly that left fielder Starling Marte had trouble seeing because sun and wind. BLUE JAYS 3, ATHLETICS 2 » Justin Smoak hit a game-tying two-run homer in the ninth inning and Kendrys Morales followed with a gamewinning blast as Toronto rallied to beat struggling Oakland.
It was the sixth time this season the Blue Jays have hit consecutive home runs.